176: An Interview With Lyza Weisman on Living With Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Carolina Barnett-Tapia, MD PhD, an associate professor of neurology at the University of Toronto, about how myasthenia gravis is treated throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews British scientist Angela Vincent, winner of the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.

Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Daniel Grant, MD, vice president and global program head of neuroscience and gene therapy at Swiss pharma giant Novartis, on emerging therapies for SMA.

Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Ashley Stanley-Copeland, MD, of Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin, Texas, on therapeutic options available to patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews pediatric neurologist Sithara Ramdas, MD, of Oxford Children's Hospital in England, on neonatal and juvenile myasthenia gravis.

Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Lyza Weisman, who has spinal muscular atrophy type 2, about how she copes with progressive loss of muscle function.

Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Marcus Delatte, PhD, on how the versatile cannabis plant offers innovative treatments for children with Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gestaut syndrome.

Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Lucy Culp, vice-president of state government affairs at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, on top issues of importance to patients with rare blood cancers.

Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews amyloidosis patient and former basketball player Dan Lier, a partner with the nonprofit group Somebody To Talk To, about his new "Rare Disease Playbook."

Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Lauren Holder, an activist and patient with Huntington disease, as well as producer and host of the podcast series Help 4 HD Live.